Nation and World
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Today in History: November 18, deaths at Jonestown
Nov 18, 2022 6:00 am - Today in History Today is Friday, Nov. 18, the 322nd day of 2022. There are 43 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Nov. 18, 1978, U.S. Rep. Leo J....
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Twitter risks fraying as engineers exit over Musk upheaval
Nov 18, 2022 12:00 am - Elon Musk's managerial bomb-throwing at Twitter has so thinned the ranks of software engineers who keep the world's de facto public square up and running that industry i...
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Russian strikes force Ukraine to face hourslong power cuts
Nov 18, 2022 12:00 am - KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - Ukraine's electricity grid chief warned of hourslong power outages Friday as Russia zeroed in on Ukraine's energy infrastructure with heavy artiller...
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U.S. moves to shield Saudi crown prince in journalist killing
Nov 18, 2022 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - The Biden administration says Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's high office should shield him from a lawsuit over his role in the killing of a U.S.-b...
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Garland names special counsel to lead Trump-related probes
Nov 18, 2022 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - Attorney General Merrick Garland named a special counsel on Friday to oversee the Justice Department's investigation into the presence of classified documen...
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Crunchtime for U.N. climate talks as Friday deadline looms
Nov 18, 2022 12:00 am - SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt - An impassioned plea for climate justice and compensation for vulnerable nations from a 10-year-old Ghanaian activist moved staid and stalled dip...
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Ukraine experts join probe of fatal missile blast in Poland
Nov 18, 2022 12:00 am - WARSAW, Poland - Experts from Ukraine have joined Polish and American investigators who are looking into a missile blast that killed two men in eastern Poland this week....
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The AP Interview: Pence says voters want new leadership
Nov 18, 2022 12:00 am - NEW YORK - Former Vice President Mike Pence said Wednesday that voters are "looking for new leadership" following the disappointing midterm elections for Republicans, wh...
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Lake-effect snow paralyzes parts of western, northern New York
Nov 18, 2022 12:00 am - BUFFALO, N.Y. - A dangerous lake-effect snowstorm paralyzed parts of western and northern New York on Friday, with nearly 2 feet (0.61 meters) of snow already on the gro...
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Where's Putin? Leader leaves bad news on Ukraine to others
Nov 18, 2022 12:00 am - TALLINN, Estonia - When Russia's top military brass announced in a televised appearance that they were pulling troops out of the key city of Kherson in southern Ukraine,...